Small array microphone for acoustic echo cancellation and...

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2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Swerdlow, Daniel (Department: 2646)

Telephonic communications

Echo cancellation or suppression

Combined diverse function

C379S406050, C379S392010, C379S388020, C381S094300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07003099

ABSTRACT:
Techniques for canceling echo and suppressing noise using an array microphone and signal processing. In one system, at least two microphones form an array microphone and provide at least two microphone input signals. Each input signal may be processed by an echo canceller unit to provide a corresponding intermediate signal having some echo removed. An echo cancellation control unit receives the intermediate signals and derives a first gain used for echo cancellation. A noise suppression control unit provides at least one control signal used for noise suppression based on background noise detected in the intermediate signals. An echo cancellation and noise suppression unit derives a second gain based on the control signal(s), cancels echo in a designated intermediate signal based on the first gain, and suppresses noise in this intermediate signal based on the second gain. The signal processing may be performed in the frequency domain.

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